A review by karinlib
Tropic Moon by Georges Simenon

3.0

A young Frenchman goes to Gabon (a French Colony in the 30s)to work in his family's company. He reaches Libreville, but is prevented from going further into the interior where the factory is located (at first) The book reminds me of Paul Bowles [b:The Sheltering Sky|243598|The Sheltering Sky|Paul Bowles|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1347986956s/243598.jpg|2287950], where foreigners are irrevocably changed by spending time in Africa (in a bad way). What bothered me about the book is that he didn't care about the locals much, in fact didn't seem to really notice them.